Bug 2502399 (CVE-2026-63937) - CVE-2026-63937 kernel: KVM: SEV: Use READ_ONCE() when reading entries/indices from PSC buffer
Summary: CVE-2026-63937 kernel: KVM: SEV: Use READ_ONCE() when reading entries/indices...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-63937
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-07-19 16:06 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-07-21 21:49 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-19 16:06:06 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

KVM: SEV: Use READ_ONCE() when reading entries/indices from PSC buffer

Use READ_ONCE() when reading entries/indices from the guest-accessible
Page State Change buffer to defend against TOCTOU bugs.

Don't bother with READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() for cases where KVM is writing
(and not consuming the result!), as the guest isn't supposed to touch the
buffer while it's being processed.  I.e. using READ_ONCE() is all about
protecting against misbehaving guests.


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